Egypt Revolution

• Hosni Mubarak should be hanged, say Egyptian prosecutors

  Prosecutors on Thursday called for Hosni Mubarak to be hanged, saying he bore full responsibility for the killing of protesters during the uprising against him, in a courtroom moment unthinkable barely a year ago when the long-time leader held unquestioned power.

• Trial of Hosni Mubarak's security chief resumes in Cairo

  A day after the start of Hosni Mubarak's historic trial, seven of his co-defendants are back in the courtroom on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that toppled Egypt's longtime president.

• 100 days on, New Egypt faces uphill transition

  More than three months after a popular revolt overthrew a regime reviled for its corruption and brutality, Egypt is facing mounting religious tensions and economic stagnation.The unity which brought together millions, Muslim and Christian alike, out on the streets in anti-regime protests has been followed by sectarian attacks which threaten to unra...

• Internet blackout drew many more to Cairo protests

  For a segment of the young people of Egypt, the date to remember is not when Egyptians first took to the streets to shake off the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak. Rather, it is three days later - January 28, 2011 - the day the Internet died, or more precisely, was put to sleep by the Mubarak government.That was when some of them discovered a couple o...

• Egyptian man names daughter Facebook to mark revolt

  An Egyptian man has named his new daughter Facebook to mark his country's recent revolution.Jamal Ibrahim, who is in his 20s, named his daughter after the social networking site because he was so happy with the role played by the site in organising protests in Egyptian cities, Daily Mail reported Sunday citing the Al-Ahram newspaper.The girl's full...

• Egypt revolution can impact Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti

  The People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti said today that there are a lot of similarities between Egypt and Kashmir and the Egypt revolution can impact Kashmir as well. "I would like to congratulate the people of Egypt. It's necessary to mention Eqypt because there are lot of similarities. They were fighting for democracy, we are...

• Ready to die for Revolution 2.0, says Google executive

  "It is no longer the time to negotiate" with the Egyptian government, said Google executive Wael Ghonim, one of the principal organisers of the massive anti-Hosni Mubarak protests for which he is "ready to die".Ghonim described the huge protests against President Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years, as an "Internet revolution".He told ...